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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Sussex County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
279
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
279
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
261
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
241
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sussex County (Virginia)
13 Families width 14 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies0SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sussex County (Virginia)
15 Genera with 14 Species
Acrocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Oestrus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sussex County (Virginia)
14 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758Sheep Bot Fly
Pedicia (Pedicia) rivosa Linnaeus, 1758Crane fly
Phytoliriomyza dorsata Siebke, 1864
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) luteipennis Osten Sacken, 1860
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Sussex County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
10
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org